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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermey Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hunter defends well and Thompson ends up having to push Hunter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hunter gets caught napping as Thompson dives in and scores a takedown. Hunter manages to retain guard.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hunter controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Thompson postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunter has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Hunter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hunter was covering up waiting for the punch and Thompson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thompson postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson works over Hunter with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses. Hunter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by Hunter!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Thompson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hunter puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Thompson lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Hunter blocks the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson tries to get to full guard but Hunter has control of the leg.
Hunter is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thompson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thompson punching from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hunter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thompson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermey Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Hunter moved out of range.
Thompson leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Thompson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thompson lands in his opponent's guard.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hunter's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses. Hunter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by Hunter!
Thompson is striking off his back. Hunter thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Thompson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Hunter has latched onto it... Big trouble! Hunter pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Thompson is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Hunter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Hunter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rich Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestler lands with a kick to the temple. Ghost shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Rich Ghost has been cut.
Wrestler darts in looking for a takedown but Ghost gets double underhooks and turns Wrestler into the cage.
Wrestler misses with a takedown attempt - Ghost sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ghost has a takedown stuffed.
Ghost darts in trying to clinch
and Wrestler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ghost slips a jab and a cross from Wrestler.
Ghost shoots in for a double leg but Wrestler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wrestler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wrestler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghost trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ghost throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wrestler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ghost throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler stands up out of Ghost's guard for a moment - Ghost manages to land a nice upkick.
Wrestler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ghost striking off his back but it's not causing Wrestler any problems.
Wrestler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ghost. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wrestler content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ghost looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wrestler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wrestler working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wrestler in particular looking to stall.
Wrestler is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ghost!
Wrestler blocks Ghost's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ghost flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ghost is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Ghost is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ghost is squirming around, avoiding Wrestler's attempts to control the action.
Wrestler controlling from mount.
Wrestler prevents Ghost from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Wrestler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wrestler unloading with bombs!
Ghost on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ghost tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost working to try and regain half guard.
Wrestler controlling the position easily from mount.
Wrestler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Ghost that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wrestler controlling his opponent.
Wrestler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wrestler trying to control but Ghost is having none of it.
Wrestler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler working for a guillotine from mount but Ghost is in no mood to give up.
Wrestler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ghost flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ghost flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ghost swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Wrestler wants to take Ghost's back here but Ghost is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Wrestler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Ghost's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wrestler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ghost throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ghost being controlled here, momentarily.
Ghost punching from the bottom - just letting Wrestler know he's still in a fight.
Ghost throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wrestler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wrestler looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghost wants to sweep but no luck.
Ghost thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler shoots in looking for a takedown. Ghost tries to sprawl out of it but Wrestler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ghost manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wrestler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ghost. That did some damage!
Ghost has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body kick from Wrestler.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wrestler throws a head kick that half lands.
Wrestler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ghost is trying to defend but Wrestler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wrestler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ghost defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler is trying to work for a kimura but Ghost is defending well.
Wrestler seems to be looking for submissions.
Wrestler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wrestler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wrestler is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ghost is looking to escape.
Wrestler is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghost takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wrestler controlling his opponent.
Wrestler trying to control but Ghost is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ghost throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wrestler. What's that going to do exactly?
Wrestler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ghost flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wrestler controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wrestler lands a big shot there that rocks Ghost but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Wrestler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rich Ghost's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wrestler slaps away a takedown attempt from Ghost, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wrestler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wrestler avoids the strikes from the bottom by Ghost.
Wrestler trying to control the action but Ghost is working from the bottom.
Ghost is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wrestler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ghost does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestler is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ghost is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrestler lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost regains half guard.
Wrestler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghost gets full guard.
Ghost lands a decent punch to the body there.
Ghost keeping moving, preventing Wrestler from controlling successfully.
Wrestler passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Wrestler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ghost tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wrestler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wrestler tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ghost controls his leg.
Wrestler wants to work for an arm triangle but Ghost is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ghost throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wrestler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ghost has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wrestler controlling from side mount.
Wrestler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ghost, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Wrestler trying to control the position but Ghost is working away.
Wrestler takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Ghost to pass into mount.
Wrestler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wrestler working for a guillotine from mount but Ghost is in no mood to give up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wrestler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ghost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wrestler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ghost is looking to escape.
Ghost working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wrestler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rich Ghost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Wrestler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wrestler controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Wrestler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wrestler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Wrestler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aabid Abdul Muiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hakob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aabid Abdul Muiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Hakob!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdul Muiz feints and as Hakob raises his hands in defense, Abdul Muiz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abdul Muiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hakob is trying to control the position but Abdul Muiz postures up.
Abdul Muiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abdul Muiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hakob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hakob looking to control.
Hakob utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Abdul Muiz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Abdul Muiz with a nice head shot there.
Hakob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abdul Muiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abdul Muiz postures up.
Abdul Muiz throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdul Muiz is working Hakob over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abdul Muiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abdul Muiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hakob utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hakob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abdul Muiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abdul Muiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakob controlling the position.
Abdul Muiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hakob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abdul Muiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abdul Muiz throwing strikes from guard but Hakob blocks nicely.
Hakob is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hakob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abdul Muiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abdul Muiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdul Muiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Abdul Muiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Abdul Muiz postures up and lands a big shot to Hakob's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Muiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abdul Muiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abdul Muiz is in close to Hakob's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hakob is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hakob pulls Abdul Muiz in close to prevent any damage.
Abdul Muiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Hakob seems keen to control Abdul Muiz's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hakob can do anything to dispel that myth.
Abdul Muiz is working Hakob over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
It looks like Daniel Hakob has been cut.
Abdul Muiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Abdul Muiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abdul Muiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abdul Muiz with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Muiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abdul Muiz is in close to Hakob's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abdul Muiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abdul Muiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Hakob has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Abdul Muiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abdul Muiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abdul Muiz is working Hakob over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hakob is controlling Abdul Muiz's posture.
Abdul Muiz working some strikes from top position.
Abdul Muiz stands up over Hakob, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abdul Muiz postures up in Hakob's guard and throws a big left but Hakob blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakob controls Abdul Muiz momentarily but Abdul Muiz frees himself.
Hakob looks winded!
Abdul Muiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Abdul Muiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abdul Muiz throwing strikes from guard but Hakob blocks nicely.
Hakob is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abdul Muiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hakob wants to stand but Abdul Muiz is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hakob working a defensive guard here.
Abdul Muiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aabid Abdul Muiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hakob's cut.
That's time! Abdul Muiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hakob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdul Muiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abdul Muiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Abdul Muiz slips a straight right by Hakob.
Hakob rushes Abdul Muiz and presses him up against the cage.
Hakob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abdul Muiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hakob pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Hakob.
Hakob throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abdul Muiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Hakob shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hakob looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abdul Muiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Hakob shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aabid Abdul Muiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdul Muiz is trying to break the clinch but Hakob is controlling him.
Hakob lands an elbow that stopped Abdul Muiz in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Aabid Abdul Muiz has been cut.
Hakob lands a nice elbow.
Abdul Muiz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hakob lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakob throws an elbow but it misses.
Hakob pushes off an throws an elbow but Abdul Muiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hakob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hakob is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hakob lands an elbow inside.
Aabid Abdul Muiz's cut is getting worse.
Abdul Muiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Abdul Muiz blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Hakob.
Hakob lands an elbow that stopped Abdul Muiz in his tracks for a moment.
Hakob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aabid Abdul Muiz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hakob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abdul Muiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Aabid Abdul Muiz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Daniel Hakob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hakob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aabid Abdul Muiz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Hakob!
A victorious Daniel Hakob thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven NZonzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Furingi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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27
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven NZonzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Furingi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NZonzi slips under a jab.
NZonzi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Furingi looks to land a body kick but NZonzi moved away.
NZonzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Furingi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furingi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Furingi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furingi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by NZonzi. NZonzi obviously looking to wear him down.
Furingi loads up on a big right hand but NZonzi slips the punch.
Furingi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by NZonzi.
Furingi scores with a jab to the head.
Furingi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by NZonzi.
Furingi tries a head kick but it misses.
NZonzi takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Furingi!
NZonzi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from NZonzi.
Furingi throws a leg kick that misses.
NZonzi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
NZonzi lands a leg kick that knocks Furingi off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furingi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
NZonzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
NZonzi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from NZonzi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from NZonzi, right into the meat.
NZonzi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Furingi looks to land a combination but NZonzi avoids it well.
We've been informed that Furingi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Furingi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Furingi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from NZonzi.
A jab lands there for Furingi.
Furingi cracks NZonzi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
NZonzi lands with a kick to the temple. Furingi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
NZonzi scoring well with a low kick there.
NZonzi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
NZonzi is rocked!
Furingi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh NZonzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Furingi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before NZonzi can pounce on him.
NZonzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Furingi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from NZonzi.
NZonzi scores with a spinning back kick!
NZonzi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furingi.
Furingi misses with a body shot.
Furingi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before NZonzi can pounce on him.
Furingi misses with a hook.
A jab from Furingi misses.
NZonzi throws a front kick that sends Furingi stumbling back into the cage.
Furingi blocks a low kick nicely.
Furingi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
NZonzi throws a sloppy head kick and Furingi moves out of range easily.
Furingi throws a jab but it's blocked by NZonzi.
Furingi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from NZonzi.
A swing and a miss from Furingi.
NZonzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Furingi drops NZonzi with a beautiful combination! NZonzi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Furingi is looking for the KO!
It looks like Steven NZonzi has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Furingi.
NZonzi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Furingi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
NZonzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furingi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
NZonzi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by NZonzi.
Furingi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Furingi throws a head kick but NZonzi moves out of range.
Furingi lands with a good body shot.
NZonzi pushes Furingi away with a front kick.
Furingi lands the left hand.
Furingi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by NZonzi. NZonzi obviously looking to wear him down.
Furingi is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Furingi blocks the leg kick.
Jab from Furingi.
NZonzi is looking to land body kicks.
Furingi misses with a few strikes there.
NZonzi motions for Furingi to come forward. NZonzi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
NZonzi scores with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Furingi blocks a leg kick.
Furingi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furingi connects with a good right hand that stumbles NZonzi. NZonzi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
NZonzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Furingi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from NZonzi.
NZonzi slips a straight right by Furingi.
And NZonzi counters with a quick kick to the body but Furingi blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of NZonzi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
NZonzi slips under a jab.
Furingi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crunch! NZonzi slams his shin into Furingi's torso.
Furingi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by NZonzi. NZonzi obviously looking to wear him down.
NZonzi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Furingi swings for the body but NZonzi moves out of range.
NZonzi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
NZonzi scores with a push kick.
Furingi looks winded!
NZonzi throws a leg kick which misses Furingi's front leg but catches the back leg as Furingi tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for NZonzi.
Furingi misses with a straight left.
Furingi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Furingi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps NZonzi's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Furingi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven NZonzi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by NZonzi.
Furingi lunges at NZonzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by NZonzi's hand.
Furingi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Furingi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by NZonzi. NZonzi obviously looking to wear him down.
Furingi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but NZonzi checks it well.
NZonzi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Furingi misses with a head kick.
Hayato Furingi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by NZonzi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for NZonzi.
Furingi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A clash of legs there as Furingi blocks the low kick.
NZonzi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Furingi works NZonzi's body with a nice hook.
Furingi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
NZonzi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
NZonzi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
NZonzi slips a jab from Furingi.
NZonzi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Furingi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Furingi misses the target.
Furingi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furingi throws a body shot but no joy.
NZonzi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Furingi throws a leg kick
and NZonzi counters with a good low kick that Furingi was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furingi.
NZonzi throws a leg kick which misses Furingi's front leg but catches the back leg as Furingi tries to avoid it.
Furingi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Furingi misses with a wild combination.
Furingi is breathing heavily.
Furingi throws a body kick that misses.
NZonzi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Furingi is looking to land body kicks.
NZonzi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Furingi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as NZonzi backs up against the cage.
Furingi throws a body shot but no joy.
NZonzi tried to counter with a leg kick but Furingi avoided it.
NZonzi ducks under a wild hook from Furingi.
NZonzi misses with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by NZonzi.
NZonzi cracks the inside of Furingi's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi lands with a kick to the ribs.
NZonzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furingi.
Furingi misses with a shot to the body
and NZonzi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Furingi really felt that one!
Furingi throws a body punch but NZonzi moves out of range.
NZonzi slips a jab from Furingi.
NZonzi half committed to a counter leg kick.
NZonzi lands with a thumping leg kick.
NZonzi keeps Furingi at a distance using the push kick.
NZonzi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
NZonzi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
NZonzi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
NZonzi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
NZonzi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick there by NZonzi.
Furingi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Furingi throws a lazy right hand but NZonzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
NZonzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Furingi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furingi scores with a hook to the body. NZonzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Furingi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
NZonzi throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from NZonzi, right into the meat.
Furingi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
NZonzi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Furingi misses with a straight right.
NZonzi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from NZonzi. Furingi shrugs it off though.
Furingi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
NZonzi lands a nice looking body kick.
NZonzi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Furingi's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furingi fails to land with a series of punches.
NZonzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by NZonzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furingi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
NZonzi connects with a solid leg kick.
NZonzi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Furingi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
NZonzi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
NZonzi thumps Furingi with a low kick.
Furingi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Furingi misses with a double jab.
NZonzi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
NZonzi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
NZonzi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Furingi scores with a jab. NZonzi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
NZonzi throws a front kick that sends Furingi stumbling back into the cage.
NZonzi scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
NZonzi throws a head kick that half lands.
NZonzi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Furingi connects with a good right hand that stumbles NZonzi. NZonzi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from NZonzi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven NZonzi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven NZonzi's cut.
That's time! NZonzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
NZonzi connects with an inside leg kick.
Furingi throws a series of punches but NZonzi avoids them all with ease.
NZonzi appears to be looking for a big counter.
NZonzi pushes Furingi away with a front kick.
Furingi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Furingi looks to land a right hand but NZonzi moved out of range.
A jab from Furingi misses.
NZonzi throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for NZonzi.
NZonzi is looking to slow Furingi down with leg kicks.
NZonzi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Furingi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! NZonzi scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by NZonzi.
NZonzi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steven NZonzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Furingi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
NZonzi pushes Furingi away with a front kick.
NZonzi thows a body kick. Furingi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Furingi sizes up NZonzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Furingi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as NZonzi checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furingi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by NZonzi.
NZonzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Furingi lands with a nice body kick.
Furingi lands with a cross.
Furingi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furingi misses the shot to the body.
NZonzi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Furingi if he has to take too many more of those.
Furingi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
You can see that Furingi has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
NZonzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furingi.
NZonzi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
NZonzi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Furingi's calf.
Furingi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
NZonzi cracks the inside of Furingi's front leg.
Decent striking displayed by Furingi there.
NZonzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
NZonzi just misses with a punch to the body.
NZonzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Furingi checks a leg kick.
NZonzi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
NZonzi tries a low kick but Furingi avoids it.
NZonzi connects with an inside leg kick.
Furingi lands a really nice looking cross but NZonzi seems unphased.
Furingi scores with the left hand. NZonzi knows he should have avoided that one.
Furingi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab lands there for Furingi.
A combination from Furingi does no damage.
Furingi throws an off balance right hand
and NZonzi counters with a nice body kick.
Furingi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furingi throws a hook but NZonzi blocks it.
NZonzi connects with a leg kick. Furingi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Furingi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Furingi.
NZonzi thinks about countering with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for NZonzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furingi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract NZonzi.
NZonzi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furingi. That did some damage!
NZonzi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Furingi's sensitive parts.
NZonzi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Furingi is out of range.
NZonzi is looking to slow Furingi down with leg kicks.
Jab by Furingi.
NZonzi throws a nice head kick!
Furingi lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! NZonzi goes down and covers up as Furingi starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hayato Furingi!
Hayato Furingi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toushikama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think OQuinn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to King Gordy - Damian. Toushikama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Love-Yoshihiro Akiyama. Damien OQuinn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akira Toushikama !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toushikama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. OQuinn defends it nicely.
OQuinn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Toushikama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says OQuinn as he avoids it easily.
Toushikama gets a double leg takedown into OQuinn's guard.
Toushikama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toushikama trying to control the position from guard on top but OQuinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toushikama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toushikama controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Toushikama has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sloppy strikes there by Toushikama .
Toushikama landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
OQuinn struggling a bit here.
Toushikama is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down OQuinn's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toushikama trying to control the position but OQuinn is working away.
Toushikama controlling from side mount.
Toushikama is looking to take a break and control but OQuinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toushikama controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toushikama darts in looking for a takedown but OQuinn gets double underhooks and turns Toushikama into the cage.
Damien OQuinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Toushikama .
Toushikama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but OQuinn swivels and escapes.
Toushikama goes for a double leg but OQuinn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as OQuinn continues to drive forward.
Toushikama tries for a takedown but OQuinn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Toushikama walks forward, straight into a front kick from OQuinn.
Toushikama looks winded!
OQuinn leaves Toushikama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
OQuinn clinches up against the cage.
Toushikama looking for a takedown.
Toushikama has OQuinn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. OQuinn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
OQuinn breaks from the clinch.
Toushikama has his takedown stuffed
and OQuinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Akira Toushikama has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toushikama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with OQuinn but OQuinn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toushikama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
OQuinn goes for a small jab and connects. Now OQuinn goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Toushikama stumbles back but OQuinn runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Toushikama to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Toushikama will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damien OQuinn!
A pretty intense looking Damien OQuinn took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dAnconia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
dAnconia swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
dAnconia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Archer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as dAnconia is landing a low percentage of strikes.
dAnconia misses the shot to the body.
Archer scores with a nice strike.
Archer moves out of range as dAnconia throws a body kick.
dAnconia moves away from the strike by Archer.
A chopping leg kick lands by dAnconia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer takes the fight into the clinch.
dAnconia blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Archer throws an elbow but misses.
Archer misses with a body punch.
Archer trying to stall but dAnconia improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
dAnconia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Archer missing with knees to the body.
Archer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Archer stalling in the clinch but dAnconia improves position.
dAnconia dodges an elbow strike from Archer.
dAnconia controlling the action here for a moment.
dAnconia gets through Archer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
dAnconia stalling in the clinch but Archer improves position.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as dAnconia controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
dAnconia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
dAnconia manages to break the clinch.
Archer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
dAnconia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by dAnconia.
It looks like Sterling Archer has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Archer blocks a head kick by dAnconia.
dAnconia misses the shot to the body.
dAnconia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dAnconia misses with a leg kick.
dAnconia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
dAnconia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Archer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from dAnconia.
dAnconia throws a right and a left that Archer avoids nicely.
dAnconia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from dAnconia.
dAnconia misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Archer delivers a nice body kick.
Archer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dAnconia's calf.
Archer throws a low kick but it's checked well by dAnconia.
Archer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
dAnconia pushes Archer away with a front kick.
Archer scores with a kick to the midsection.
dAnconia looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
dAnconia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a head kick. dAnconia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some wild striking there from dAnconia.
Nice body kick from Archer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as dAnconia blocks the leg kick.
dAnconia throws a leg kick but Archer checks it.
dAnconia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archer moves away.
Archer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Archer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
dAnconia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dAnconia just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sterling Archer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sterling Archer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
dAnconia avoids the head kick by Archer.
dAnconia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer tries to counter by closing the distance.
dAnconia is looking to land body kicks.
dAnconia thuds a left hand into Archer's body.
dAnconia jabs at Archer's body.
dAnconia gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Archer counters with a thumping low kick.
Archer missing with a left hand there. dAnconia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like dAnconia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Archer.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dAnconia avoids a kick to the body.
As Archer backs away, dAnconia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Archer cracks dAnconia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sterling Archer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dAnconia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Archer misses with a leg kick.
dAnconia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia jabs at Archer's body.
dAnconia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Archer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Archer jabs dAnconia right on the nose. dAnconia blinks but takes it well.
dAnconia connects with an inside leg kick.
dAnconia moves out of range of the body kick from Archer.
Archer throws a body punch but dAnconia moves out of range.
dAnconia connects with a leg kick. Archer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crunch! dAnconia slams his shin into Archer's torso.
Archer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia misses with a kick to the body
and Archer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francisco dAnconia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dAnconia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
dAnconia misses with a straight left.
Archer moves away from the strike by dAnconia.
dAnconia is looking to wear down Archer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by dAnconia.
Archer is looking to chop away at dAnconia's legs.
Archer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Archer jabs dAnconia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
dAnconia throws out a leg kick but Archer moves out of range and dAnconia only half commits.
dAnconia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Archer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia throws a body kick that misses.
Archer misses with a lunging right hand
and dAnconia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Archer looks to land a body kick but dAnconia moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from dAnconia misses its target.
Archer blocks a head kick by dAnconia.
Archer staying out of range there.
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping dAnconia at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Archer slips a straight right by dAnconia.
Archer tries to bum rush dAnconia with a series of wild strikes but dAnconia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
dAnconia throws a body shot but no joy.
dAnconia takes a swing at Archer's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Archer - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia throws a body kick that misses.
Archer tries to counter by closing the distance.
dAnconia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archer moves away.
Archer throws an off balance right hand
and dAnconia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Archer moves out of range of the body kick.
Archer wants to clinch up but dAnconia keeps it at a distance.
dAnconia looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
Archer misses with a hook.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from dAnconia.
Archer tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
dAnconia slips under a jab.
dAnconia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Archer just manages to avoid it.
dAnconia misses the shot to the body.
Archer wants to counter the offense by dAnconia and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Francisco dAnconia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sterling Archer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
dAnconia looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Archer with the counter takedown but dAnconia avoids it easily.
Archer slips a jab from dAnconia.
dAnconia just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer blocks a low kick nicely.
Archer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
dAnconia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
dAnconia sets himself, and Archer steps forward looking for the clinch! dAnconia avoids it this time.
dAnconia misses with a body kick.
dAnconia tries to work over Archer's front leg with a kick but Archer checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
dAnconia throws a leg kick but Archer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Archer wants to counter the offense by dAnconia and move into the clinch position.
dAnconia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer scores with a jab. dAnconia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
dAnconia is looking to chop away at Archer's legs.
Archer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
dAnconia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
dAnconia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archer was well out of range. Poor timing from dAnconia.
Archer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
dAnconia tries to score with a low kick but Archer moves his leg out of the way.
Archer wants to counter with a clinch but dAnconia pushes him away.
Archer is looking to land body kicks.
dAnconia missing with a left hand there. Archer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Archer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from dAnconia. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
dAnconia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Archer is out of range and dAnconia settles back down.
Archer wants to counter the offense by dAnconia and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries a head kick but it misses.
dAnconia lands a body shot.
dAnconia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Archer doesn't seem bothered though.
Archer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Archer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Archer throws a wild body kick that dAnconia sees coming a mile off.
Archer throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Archer.
An attempted straight right counter from dAnconia misses the target.
Archer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Archer misses with a body shot.
Archer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dAnconia looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Archer wants to counter the offense by dAnconia and move into the clinch position.
Archer misses with an uppercut.
Archer pivots, looking for a leg kick but dAnconia is out of range and Archer settles back down.
dAnconia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Archer. Archer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Archer avoids the body shot from dAnconia.
Archer wants to counter the offense by dAnconia and move into the clinch position.
Archer moves out of range as dAnconia strikes.
Nice body kick from Archer.
Archer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Some bone on bone action there as Archer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Archer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Archer misses with a head kick.
dAnconia just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from dAnconia.
Archer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dAnconia misses the jab.
Archer misses with an attempted mid kick.
dAnconia thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by dAnconia.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sterling Archer.
Well Archer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sterling Archer!
Sterling Archer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Francisco dAnconia spoke after the fight, saying 'Who's John Galt?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royler Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royler Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 52 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royler Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff clinches with his opponent.
Spliff manages to break the clinch.
Spliff has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spliff.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Spliff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Spliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spliff lands with a right to the head.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Spliff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Spliff tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spliff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spliff gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Mustaffa Spliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royler Gracie.
Spliff pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Spliff lands with a left to the head.
Spliff lands a left hand.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spliff is defending well.
Spliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Spliff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spliff pulls guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie won't allow Spliff to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spliff, up you get!
Spliff moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliff stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Spliff lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Spliff.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spliff counters with a stiff right hand.
Spliff closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Spliff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spliff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spliff jumps guard and drags Gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Spliff is working from the bottom.
Spliff wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Spliff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie is standing up over Spliff. Spliff looks to escape but Gracie dives into side control.
Spliff bucks up and tries to throw Gracie off but instead Gracie has got his back!
Spliff is trying to stand back up.
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff trying to get back to his feet but Gracie is in full control for now.
Gracie is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Spliff knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Spliff for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustaffa Spliff dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spliff moves into the clinch.
Spliff manages to break the clinch.
Spliff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spliff lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Spliff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliff forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Spliff circles away easily
and Spliff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mustaffa Spliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royler Gracie.
Spliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Spliff sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mustaffa Spliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie dives in and grabs Spliff's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spliff pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Spliff forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Spliff clinches up against the cage.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spliff is looking to clinch.
Spliff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spliff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Spliff has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spliff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliff pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spliff jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie prevents Spliff from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie stops Spliff from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets to his feet - Spliff follows without any prompting.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spliff moves into the clinch.
Spliff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Spliff gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spliff scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Spliff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff manages to break the clinch.
Spliff is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Spliff has managed to clinch.
A short left from Spliff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good body shot from Spliff.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Spliff ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Spliff no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie gets to his feet. Spliff looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Spliff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Spliff is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Spliff gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spliff lands a body punch.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spliff clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustaffa Spliff dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie dives in and grabs Spliff's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spliff pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Mustaffa Spliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royler Gracie.
Spliff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spliff gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Spliff controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Spliff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spliff instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Spliff.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spliff.
Spliff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Spliff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Spliff finish him?
Spliff moves into the clinch successfully.
Spliff digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Spliff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliff tries to clinch up.
Spliff instigates a clinch.
Spliff breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Spliff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Spliff gets control of Gracie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Spliff will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Royler Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spliff wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Spliff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mustaffa Spliff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spliff tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spliff to the ground. Spliff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Spliff misses its target.
Spliff has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spliff prevents it.
Spliff lands with a right to the head.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Spliff clinches.
Spliff prevents the takedown attempt.
Spliff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spliff moves into the clinch.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spliff clinches.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliff lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Spliff.
A short uppercut from Spliff.
Gracie letting Spliff take a breather here.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Spliff shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Spliff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spliff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Royler Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mustaffa Spliff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mustaffa Spliff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spliff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustaffa Spliff!
Mustaffa Spliff very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myles Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chesney Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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20
208 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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206 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Newell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chesney Page!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Newell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Page quickly recovers to half guard.
Page is looking for a sweep. Newell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Page is staying active underneath Newell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Page looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Page manages to get to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Newell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Newell controlling from the top position.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but Newell is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newell with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Page is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Newell is aware though and is defending well.
Page working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Newell.
Newell throws an elbow that misses. Page uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Newell's guard. Nice move by Page!
Newell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Newell trying to strike off his back.
Page trying to control but Newell is working from the bottom.
Page is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Newell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell looking for a sweep. Not yet Newell, not yet.
Page trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Newell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Newell postures up in Page's guard and throws a big left but Page blocks it.
Newell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newell throws a big right hand that misses.
Page has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Newell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Page works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Page is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Page looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newell throws a big right hand that misses.
Page has his foot on Newell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Newell works his way back into a safe position though.
Page is trying to hold Newell in close to prevent damage but Newell has managed to pass into half guard.
Page is looking to control Newell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Page avoid being mounted?
Newell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Page tries to roll over but Newell keeps him under control.
Newell throwing shots but Page is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control but Newell postures up.
Newell winds up and cracks Page with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Page keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Newell works his way into full mount!
Newell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Page takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newell looking to control but Page is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Page regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Newell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Newell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
And Page tries to counter it with a takedown but Newell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Page on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Page tries to counter it with a takedown but Newell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Newell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Newell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Page cracks Newell with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Newell misses its intended target.
Newell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Newell fails to land the takedown.
Newell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chesney Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Page lands a body shot.
Page jabs at Newell's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page cracks a nice hook into Newell's ribs.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Newell as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Page slips a jab from Newell.
Newell throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page misses with the combination.
Page throws a front kick aimed at Newell's knee but Newell avoids it well.
Newell goes for a double leg but Page avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Page continues to drive forward.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newell throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Newell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Page. That's going to slow Newell down.
Sloppy strikes from Page. Those never looked like landing.
Newell checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newell.
Page changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Newell shoots in for a double leg but Page sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Newell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newell misses with a straight left.
Page has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Newell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Page slips a jab and a cross from Newell.
Sloppy strikes from Newell. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Newell.
Page connects with a body shot.
Newell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Page can pounce on him.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown. Newell tries to sprawl out of it but Page keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Newell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell misses with a few strikes there.
Newell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Page sprawls well. Page wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Newell gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Newell. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Newell.
Nice defenses there by Newell.
Newell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Page works the jab nicely.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newell.
Page with the counter takedown but Newell avoids it easily.
Page misses with a leg kick.
Newell looking to score a takedown here. Page is defending well but Newell drives through and ends up in Page's guard.
Newell with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page looking for a guillotine here but Newell defends easily.
Myles Newell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Page is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Page looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newell throws a big right hand that misses.
Page looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Page swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chesney Page will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Page scores with a hook.
Newell lands a nice looking body shot.
Newell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Page did well to prevent Newell getting side control.
Newell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Page tries to get to full guard but Newell has control of the leg.
Newell looks to land a strike but Page avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Page keeping moving, preventing Newell from controlling successfully.
Newell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Page has his foot on Newell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Newell works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newell lands a couple of elbows.
Newell throwing strikes from guard but Page blocks nicely.
Newell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Newell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Page looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Page utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Page looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Newell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Newell chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Newell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Newell is posturing up here but Page has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Newell tries to roll out but it's too tight and Newell has to tap! Slick submission there by Page!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chesney Page! Chesney Page retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitt Thrawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitt Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrawn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarnowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thrawn to the mat! Thrawn manages to get full guard.
Thrawn wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thrawn is on top in guard.
Thrawn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thrawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarnowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrawn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thrawn throws a big elbow that misses.
Tarnowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thrawn is one step ahead there.
Tarnowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thrawn manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thrawn's guard.
Tarnowski passes to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thrawn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thrawn tries to improve his position but Tarnowski has taken his back! Tarnowski has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Thrawn tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Tarnowski pushes Thrawn away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michal Tarnowski!
A relieved looking Michal Tarnowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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